Harrison's Chronometer H1 John Harrison, 46 years old, trials his first marine chronometer H1, built last year, on a round trip between...

John Hadley John Hadley, a mathematician aged 49, presents a new instrument of navigation, the octant, also known as the reflecting...

Le Neptune François, recueil de cartes marines publié en 1693 The French navy ministry establishes the ‘ Dépôt des cartes et plans,...

Edmund Halley Edmund Halley, the famous astronomer whom we already acknowledged in previous chronicles, now aged 45, publishes the...

Royal Sovereign 1701 A new Establishment extends standardisation of warships to a larger number of dimensions – hence the constraints to...

José Antonio de Gaztañeta The shipyards of Orio and Pasajes, west and east of San Sebastian, build six 60-gun ships of the line, three...

Isaac Newton The Longitude Act is passed by   the Parliament ‘ for providing a Publick Reward for such Person or Persons as shall...

On the 22nd of October, three ships of the line, the 90-gun Association , the 70-gun Eagle , and the 50-gun Romney run aground on the...

The British Admiralty establishes a standardisation and a specification of the general dimensions for the next vessels to be built. ¤ ...